Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) is an inclusive programme that will transform the lives of a generation of children in South Sudan – especially girls and those in the margins of society– through education.

In 2021 there were 199,001 girls enrolled in Primary 1 (P1) but only 11,275 in Secondary 4 (S4). GESS is on a mission to change that. Here's how:



Behaviour Change Communication
Behaviour Change Communication

Creating an enabling social-cultural environment for supporting girls’ education through social and behaviour change communication through radio and community outreach.

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Cash Transfers
Cash Transfers

Direct payments made to girls regularly attending school to help them buy things they need, and contribute to poverty reduction in the family and the community.

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Capitation Grants
Capitation Grants

Providing reliable funding to schools to remove registration fees for students and parents, reduce the cost of education and encourage families to send their children to school.

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Quality Education
Quality Education

Offering practical support to schools, teachers and education managers to improve the quality of education, decrease drop-out and repetition rates.

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Knowledge, Evidence, Research & Learning
Knowledge, Evidence, Research & Learning

Studying and understand more about the issues that prevent girls from going to school, staying in school and learning while at school.

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Stories of Change

Cash Transfer Gives Hope to an Orphan

Juzella is a Primary 7 learner at Hope Primary School in Juba County of Central Equatoria State. She is an orphan and lives with her aunt, Flora, who has a small business in the market west of Juba town. Flora is a 36-year-old single mother of four. Juzella’s parents passed…

Re-Election of School Management Committee Yields Results

Al Salaam Primary School is one of the government primary schools in Melut, Upper Nile State, which was started in the year 2015. The school has received support from Girls Education South Sudan (GESS) project since 2019. In 2019 up to 2021, the school had a Parents’ and Teachers’ Association…

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GESS Statistics Summary

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